The law legalizing medical marijuana allows up to two dispensaries for each of the state's 47 legislative districts, plus one for each of the 15 marijuana growers.

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]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 06:32:00 PSTOpen Society Institute-Baltimore to hold Solutions Summit Saturdayhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-ci-osi-summit-advance-20161209-story.html
A civic activism group will hold a daylong summit in Baltimore Saturday, where new Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and others are expected to discuss ways to approach some of the city's systemic problems.

The Open Society Institute-Baltimore's Solutions Summit will be held at the War Memorial building...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 08:43:00 PSTThe Ravens will find out Tuesday whether they'll play in London in 2017Jeff Zrebiechttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-the-ravens-will-find-out-tuesday-whether-they-ll-play-in-london-in-2017-20161209-story.html
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 07:19:00 PSTRemembering John Glenn, up beyond the wild blue yonderDan Rodrickshttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-remembering-john-glenn-up-beyond-the-wild-blue-yonder-20161209-story.html
People of a certain age -- old enough to remember seeing it all unfold on black-and-white television -- will appreciate, perhaps more than others who read about him in his obituary today, John Glenn’s place on the mantle of 20th Century American heroes.

It’s hard to explain to those who grew up...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 03:23:00 PSTJeff Zrebiec's scouting report for the Ravens and PatriotsJeff Zrebiechttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-sp-ravens-patriots-scouting-report-1212-20161209-story.html
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 04:00:00 PSTThis is what happens when Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on TwitterJenna Johnsonhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/ct-donald-trump-twitter-feuds-20161208-story.html
About a year ago, 18-year-old college student Lauren Batchelder stood up at a political forum in New Hampshire and told Donald Trump that she didn't think he was "a friend to women."

The next morning, Trump fired back on Twitter - calling Batchelder an "arrogant young woman" and accusing her of...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 22:21:00 PSTThe Kane Co., Elkridge-based commercial mover, to close and lay off 900 workers in Md. and Va.Lorraine Mirabellahttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-bz-kane-co-closing-layoffs-20161208-story.html
The Kane Co., a second-generation commercial moving company based in Elkridge, is closing and laying off 900 workers in Maryland and Virginia, its owner said Thursday.

John Kane, who bought the 47-year-old company from his father nearly two decades ago and began expanding from moving offices into...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:31:47 PSTBaltimore City Council condemns Trump's rhetoric, days before his visitYvonne Wengerhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-ci-council-condemns-trump-20161208-story.html
In its first official act Thursday, the new Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to condemn statements made by Donald J. Trump, days before the president-elect is expected to visit the city.

He made three attempts, she said, but was unable to reach the children trapped in an upstairs bedroom.

The sight was horrifying, she said. The sound was worse.

"I can't even...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:00:50 PSTMGM National Harbor calls opening 'successful'Jeff Barkerhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-bz-mgm-national-harbor-opening-20161208-story.html
The $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor, Maryland's sixth and most expensive casino, opened Thursday with Las Vegas-style flair and the company chairman's prediction that residents of Baltimore — about 45 miles away — "are going to come and check us out."

The resort did not offer crowd estimates early...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 07:06:13 PSTIn Speech At Yale Carson Says He Won't Dismantle Social Programs As HUD ChiefPAT EATON-ROBBhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/hc-ben-carson-speaks-yale-20161208-story.html
Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development says he doesn't plan to dismantle social safety-net programs.

He told an audience made up mostly of Yale students that the suggestion he wants...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:48:00 PSTJohn Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at 95Tribune news serviceshttp://www.baltimoresun.com/ct-john-glenn-dead-20161208-story.html
John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:27:42 PSTGoucher College to grant bachelor's degrees behind barsTim Prudentehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-prison-degrees-20161208-story.html
Theresa Adams learned in psychology class that her impulsive nature likely landed her in prison. She took the class at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, where she also tackled calculus, studied Spanish and recited Shakespeare while serving seven years.

"I could have completed a degree...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:49:48 PSTAmerican's life expectancy dipped last year, raising public health concernsMeredith Cohnhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-hs-cdc-life-expectancy-20161208-story.html
Decades of rising life expectancy in the United States came to a halt last year, with rates of every leading cause of death increasing but cancer, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Such trends as the drug overdose epidemic and sedentary...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:13:00 PSTVA delays leave Maryland on the hook for $2.7M to bury veterans, audit findsIan Duncanhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-va-audit-20161208-story.html
Delays in dispersing money at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs left Maryland on the hook for $2.7 million in costs for burying veterans, state auditors found.

Some of the federal payouts were delayed more than three years, the Office of Legislative Audits said in a report published Thursday.

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]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:07:59 PSTSnowflakes possible around Baltimore area Sunday, MondayScott Dancehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-wx-season-s-first-snowflakes-possible-sunday-monday-20161208-story.html
As the season's first winter chill sets in Thursday, some snowflakes are in the forecast.

Snow showers, perhaps mixed with rain, are possible Sunday, especially in the northern Baltimore suburbs. A disturbance in the atmosphere is expected to pass north of the region, bringing some light moisture...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:49:00 PSTRetirement community takes precautions after resident contracts Legionnaires' diseaseJon Bleiweishttp://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ca-charlestown-legionnaires-1214-20161208-story.html
A resident of the newest building at Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville has been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a potentially deadly respiratory illness.

While it's not known how the resident got the disease, Charlestown officials have temporarily stopped tenants from moving...

Around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, police said, officers were called to Greystone Lane, where a resident reported two men driving around in a box truck...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:27:00 PSTKamenetz to lead Maryland counties' associationPamela Woodhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-co-kamenetz-maco-20161208-story.html
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz was elected president of the Maryland Association of Counties on Thursday.

Kamenetz, a Democrat, was elected during the association's winter conference in Cambridge.

The Maryland Association of Counties president typically serves as a spokesperson for issues...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 09:16:00 PSTAs Yankees and Red Sox stock up, Orioles shop at the bargain binsPeter Schmuckhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-as-yankees-and-red-sox-spend-spend-spend-orioles-shop-at-the-bargain-bins-20161208-story.html
There are two kinds of teams that attend the annual baseball winter meetings – the ones that come to hunt and the ones that come to gather information for future reference.

It wasn’t hard to discern which was which this year. The Boston Red Sox took over the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...

]]>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 08:42:00 PSTOrioles select two outfielders in Rule 5 draftJon Meolihttp://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-orioles-select-outfielders-aneury-tavarez-anthony-santander-in-rule-5-draft-20161208-story.html
The Orioles selected a pair of outfielders, Aneury Tavarez of the Boston Red Sox and Anthony Santander of the Cleveland Indians, in the major league Rule 5 draft Thursday.

In selecting the pair, with Tavarez closer to the majors and Santander one of the most interesting bats available but coming...